 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 σελίδες
...correspondence with the other great men in the state, or else the remedy is worse than the disease. OF I HAD rather believe all the fables in the legend,...without a mind: and, therefore, God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy... | |
 | Thomas Gilbank Ackland - 1812 - 222 σελίδες
...drop a grateful tear,—and point to PITT! THE ATHEIST. Doubtless there is a GOD ! PSALMS OF DAVID. I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and, Alcoran, than that this Universal Frame is without a Mind. BACON, WHAT sounds were those that cross'd... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 520 σελίδες
...foundation in the nature of man. When the greateft of modern philofophers declares, that " he ** would rather believe all the fables in the Legend, " and the Talmud, and Alcoran, than that this uni*' verfal frame is without mind ;"f he has expreffed the fame feeling, which,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 528 σελίδες
...foundation in the nature of man. When the greatest of modern philosophers declares, that "he would rather " believe all the fables in the Legend, and...Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without " mind ;"f he has expressed the same feeling, which, in all ages and nations, has led good men, unaccustomed... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 σελίδες
...the voluminous and now neglected erudition displayed by Cudvrorth in defence of the same argument. " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alco" ran, than that this universal frame is without a mind < It is true that a little philo" sophy... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 σελίδες
...correspondence with the other great men in the state, or else the remedy is worse than the disease. OF ATHEISM. I HAD rather believe all the fables in the legend,...without a mind: and, therefore, God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true that a little philosophy... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 σελίδες
...correspondence with the other great men in the state ; or else the remedy is worse than the disease. . JL HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and...is without a mind. And therefore God never wrought a miracle to convince Atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy... | |
 | James Sloan, Theodore Lyman - 1818 - 406 σελίδες
...reason when they lead to infidelity. The greatest of modern philosophers declares, that " he would rather believe all the fables "in the Legend, and...Alcoran, than that this universal frame is " without mind."* We may discover the gay climate of the south, in the religion of the Italian. Like the beautiful... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 σελίδες
...than the disease. ( 00 ) - <S)f ftttirism. 1 HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, aiid the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal...is without a mind. And therefore God never wrought a miracle to convince Atheism, because his ordinary works convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy... | |
 | 1824 - 604 σελίδες
...welfare of mankind, let me humbly convey my own sentiments, in the words of Lord Bacon, and say, " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alkoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind ;" and also permit me to. add, in the nervous... | |
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I HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. 
